Experience

Professional

Tesla

Tesla is clean energy and electric vehicle company with the mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Tesla’s range of products includes a suite of energy-saving home products such as powerwall, powerpack, and solar roof, AI & robotics products inlcuding the vehicle self driving car computer and Optimus, as well as a fleet of electric vehicles (Models S, X, Y, 3 and Cybertruck) rated with top in class safety standards.

Hardware Engineer, Dojo

07/2024 - Present

  • Designed production PCIe re-timer add-in card to minimize cabinet channel losses from host to SOC for datacenter application.

  • Designed a chassis controller PCBA for in cabinet monitoring and power delivery. Design included microcontrollers, 1000BASE-X/RGMII communication, I2C, ADCs, muxes and level shifters.

  • Designed load board to emulate SOC power load and stress 1000BASE-X links for reliability testing.

  • Brought up and validated production hardware using in e-loads, frequency response analyzers and oscilloscopes.

  • Debugged and root-caused cabinet issues through collaborative efforts with firmware and manufacturing teams.

Autopilot Hardware Intern

09/2022 - 12/2023

  • Conducted design verification testing for analog and power electronics, ethernet (RGMII & SGMII), and audio testing (I2S) for new designs interfacing with an SoC 

  • Prototyped hardware designs for logic circuits and interfacing with I2C, UART, and I2S

  • Designed debug PCBAs for SIPI measurements (TDR) and simulated designs using Ansys HFSS

  • Debugged and root-caused production return issues through collaborative efforts with firmware, manufacturing, and failure analysis teams.

  • Designed multilayer boards in Cadence Allegro

Model Y Advanced Airbags

Passive Safety Intern - Crash Lab

01/2022 - 04/2022

  • Conducted vehicle crash testing to verify adherence to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, New Car Assessment Programs (North American and European), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)

  • Analyzed vehicle instrumentation and anthropomorphic test devices post-test to determine crash events, outcomes, and safety ratings on prototype and production vehicles

  • Conducted anthropomorphic test devices’ positioning using 3-D modeling and scanning tools (Romer Arm)

  • Automated lab procedures, reports, and processes by developing various scripts in VBA and Python

  • Coordinated multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment to integrate prototype testing into vehicle testing to meet production deadlines and design reviews

  • Updated internal knowledge confluence pages for crash testing and quick references of procedures

CoreAVI

CoreAVI designs and builds safety-critical graphics, compute software drivers and libraries, embedded ‘system on a chip’ and discrete graphics processor components, and certifiable platform hardware IP. CoreAVI’s suite enables the development and deployment of complete safety-critical solutions for automotive, industrial, and aerospace applications requiring certification to integrity levels and full lifecycle support. CoreAVI’s solutions support both graphics and compute applications including safe autonomy, machine vision, and AI in the automotive, unmanned vehicle, and industrial IoT markets, as well as commercial and military avionics systems.

 
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Hardware Development Co-Op

05/2021 - 08/2021

  • Conducted in lab, design verification testing for power ports, SPI flash, I2C, EEPROM, PCIe retimers and JTAG

  • Troubleshooted logic errors on startup and erase sequencing

  • Developed and maintained electronic component management to adhere to ISO 9001 certification and EASA Standard CM-SWCEH-001

  • Conducted Reliability calculations for COTS products based on US Military Reliability Predictions (MIL-HDBK-217F)

  • Selected and verified electronic components for Intel Tiger Lake GPU project

  • Estimated manufacturing costs and lead times based on part shortages and deliverables

  • Reviewed PCB schematics and layouts

  • Maintained communication with authorized component distributors and manufacturers

Husky Energy (Cenovus)

Cenovus (formally know as Husky Energy) is an integrated energy company with global assets including crude oil offshore production in Newfoundland and China. The Atlantic region produces 20 000 - 100 000 barrels of oil a day through the Searose FPSO while maintaining a high-reliability safety standards.

SeaRose FPSO

SeaRose FPSO

OneSubsea Xmas Tree

OneSubsea Xmas Tree

Offshore

Offshore

Implementations Engineering Co-Op

09/2020 - 12/2020

  • Developed electrical and mechanical isolation philosophies and blinds list for equipment changeouts without production outage.

  • Initiated, organized, identified materials, and project managed work orders in SAP exceeding 1000 manhours.

  • Projected required system outages and synergies based on P&IDs, Data books, outstanding work orders, and electrical schematics.

  • Estimated work hours for various disciplines for work orders based on historical time confirmations allowing for $50 000 in savings.

Subsea Operations Engineering Co-Op

01/2020 - 04/2020

  • Monitored offshore controls and communications to ensure Subsea equipment integrity for assets worth $300 million.

  • Analyzed sensor data to determine sensor failure and criticality to production operations and safety of the equipment.

  • Supported and troubleshooted main subsea communications software and modifications including management of change orders.

  • Developed procedures and technical documents regarding ROV subsea inspections and interventions.

  • Troubleshooted and calculated fluid leakage within closed and open environments for federal environmental regulations.

Subsea Hardware and Services Co-Op

05/2019 - 08/2019

  • Conducted a 10 day ROV multibeam offshore survey campaign with Furgo.

  • Conducted factory acceptance testing and fit-for-purpose testing on equipment worth $50 million.

  • Documented all subsea maintenance requests and changes onshore.

  • Organized and maintained the contractor service schedule for onshore and offshore.

  • Developed CAN drawings for equipment changes and maintenance.

  • Observed contractor management for two contracted companies.

  • Worked in office and offshore in the White Rose field.

Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium

The Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium is a nonprofit catch and release aquarium focused on bringing our oceans closer to foster curiosity and educate the public on sustainability.

Pregnant Rock crab with over 500+ eggs

Pregnant Rock crab with over 500+ eggs

Ocean Pout with unfertilized eggs

Ocean Pout with unfertilized eggs

Marine Interpreter and Aquarist

05/2017 - 10/2018

  • Educated the public about ocean conservation and marine life

  • Provided care for the animals including feedings, tank cleanings, water quality testing, oxygen level management, and medication for rehabilitation

  • Developed and delivered weekly educational programs to the public

  • Cultured Artemia

  • Diver for releasing and catching animals

Volunteer

Enactus Memorial

Enactus is an international student social enterprise creation group with a focus on creating innovative solutions to resolve complex community and national challenges. Universities pitch their enterprises on a national and international scale to global business and industry leaders. Our disciplinary team has won two World Cups and the Canadian National Entrepreneurship Competition eight times. A few of our project success stories include Sucseed, Prince Operation Entrepreneur, Heartstarter, Fin-Lit.ca, and Home Again.

Enactus Team 2020

Enactus Team 2020

Vice-President

04/2021 - 04/2022

  • Managed multiple project teams to meet team goals and community impact achievement.

  • Developed local and global partnerships for projects

    • Recent partnerships include the Government of NL, Bounce Health Innovation, AS Works, RPM Aerial Services, Prince’s Trust Foundation.

  • Secured and managed funding from grants, partnerships, and investors to fund projects.

  • Worked collaboratively for idea generation and project creation on multidisciplinary teams.

  • Built an enterprise from the ground up.

  • Presented our businesses at National and International competitions.

General Member

05/2019 - 04/2021

  • Worked within project teams to accelerate projects and deliver team goals.

  • Presented project pitch and impact at Regional and National competitions.

  • Developed media, videos, and music for competitions.

Memorial Engineering Student Society B

Memorial Engineering societies are student elected bodies responsible for the representation of the engineering student body and its social conduct. There are two student societies which alternate between academic and school terms.

Director of Outreach

05/2020 - 06/2022

  • Worked with the Dean and Undergraduate Dean of Engineering for their faculty female enrollment project.

  • Created and managed student mentorship program (Engineering Student Peer Network) to encourage networking between the junior and senior classes.

  • Assisted first-year engineering students with faculty communication and concerns.

  • Reached out to incoming first-year students.

  • Conducted promotional presentations of Memorial’s Engineering program at local high schools and community events.

  • Organized large charity events including Winter Faculty Charity Ball.